skipping: no hosts matched - Multiple play

[kumare...@gmail.com]

Hi Experts,

I am using below playbook in awx tower getting "skipping: no hosts matched" in second play.The variable are passed from survey.

Variables from tower survey:

source_host

destination_host

file1

file2

Playbook:

---

- hosts: "{{ source_host }}"

  become: true

  ignore_errors: yes

  tasks:

    - name: Create file

      shell: touch /tmp/"{{file1}}"

- hosts: "{{ destination_host }}"

  become: true

  ignore_errors: yes

  tasks:

    - name: Create the file

      shell: touch /tmp/"{{file2}}"

Error:

PLAY [node1] *************************************************************

TASK [Gathering Facts] *********************************************************

ok: [`node1]

TASK [Create the file] ****************************************************

changed: [node1]

PLAY [node2] *************************************************************

skipping: no hosts matched

PLAY RECAP *********************************************************************

node1 : ok=3 changed=1 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0

     

[Banshee091]

I assume your variables are getting deleted after the first playbook. I had a similar experience in a play which uses variables for the second playbook. You might consider setting temporary facts on source_host and access them in the second play via "{{ hostvars['source_host][fact_name] }}".

Tbh, I'm not an expert an am still learning ansible and awx, but this might fix your problem.